# Accident 19870110000409A: Piper PA60601, Pahokee, FL, January 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8100° N, 80.6598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8100&lon=-80.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181X-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 7106010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,129 total, 2,654 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870110000409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND IMPACTED THE WATER ON FINAL.  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA070), Jan 10, 1987: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 (N181X), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N181X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900611066349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611066349I), Jun 11, 1990: Piper PA60601P (N181X), Wheeling, WV, Minor damage. Pilot landed with the gear retracted. No mechanical malfunction found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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